Slide3:

THAT LAST SLIDE WAS A JOKE, IN THAT THE WORD MASONRY WAS SPELLED WRONG.
IT’S NOT MASONARY , like most people think,
PLEASE DON’T MAKE THAT MISTAKE!
AND IF YOU DO MAKE THAT MISTAKE DO NOT TELL PEOPLE WHO YOUR PROFESSOR WAS!
Remember: ONLY 1 “A” AND ONLY 3 SYLLABLES MASONRY

the Parthenon atop the Acropolis:

the Parthenon atop the Acropolis Sedimentary:
limestone
sandstone
travertine
can not accept a polish
porous: contains ground water “quartz sap” that must be dried out

TYPES OF LIMESTONE:

IGNEOUS STONE DEPOSITED IN A MOLTEN STATE AFTER BEING CREATED INSIDE THE EARTH FOR MILLIONS OF YEARS:

IGNEOUS STONE DEPOSITED IN A MOLTEN STATE AFTER BEING CREATED INSIDE THE EARTH FOR MILLIONS OF YEARS GRANITE
composed of
Mica
Feldspar
Quartz
Very hard (strongest of common stones)
Non-porous

Metamorphic Stone :

Metamorphic Stone Marble
A METAMORPHIC ROCK CONSISTING OF FINE TO COARSE GRAINED RECRYSTALLIZED CALCITE(LIMESTONE)
MARBLE MAY BE PINK, WHITE, GRAY, RED OR BLACK, DEPENDING ON THE IMPURITIES IN THE ORIGINAL LIMESTONE
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Marble, a metamorphic stone :

Marble, a metamorphic stone Types of Marble
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Slate, a metamorphic stone:

Slate, a metamorphic stone Pictures and types

Slide11:

PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF MARBLE

Slide12:

QUARRYING & MILLING STONE

Slide13:

MARBLE QUARRIES

Slide14:

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INDIANA LIMESTONE:

INDIANA LIMESTONE

THIN FACE LIMESTONEWITH PRECAST CONCRETE BACKING:

THIN FACE LIMESTONE WITH PRECAST CONCRETE BACKING

STEEL REINFORCING :

STEEL REINFORCING

FINISHED PRODUCT AT YARD:

FINISHED PRODUCT AT YARD

MECHANICAL ATTACHMENT :

MECHANICAL ATTACHMENT OF THIN FACE VENEER

THESE ARE STEPS JUST INCASE YOU DIDN’T KNOW:

THESE ARE STEPS JUST INCASE YOU DIDN’T KNOW SOME STONES ARE LAID IN MORTAR